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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, PILEGGI, WASHINGTON, FARNESE, KITCHEN, BOSCOLA, ORIE, O'PAKE, DINNIMAN, GORDNER, SMUCKER, FONTANA, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, ARGALL, COSTA, WAUGH, EARLL, McILHINNEY, TOMLINSON, PIPPY, ALLOWAY, BROWNE AND STOUT, DECEMBER 15, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 15, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on its successes during |
2 | the 2009 Major League baseball season. |
3 | WHEREAS, In 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies won the Major |
4 | League Baseball World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays; and |
5 | WHEREAS, This achievement was the team's second championship, |
6 | the first having been in 1980; and |
7 | WHEREAS, The 2009 season was another remarkable season for |
8 | the Philadelphia Phillies; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The team took the National League Division Series |
10 | against the Colorado Rockies in a 3-1 game win; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Phillies earned a further victory |
12 | against the Los Angeles Dodgers by a 4-1 game win in the |
13 | National League Championship Series; and |
14 | WHEREAS, By beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National |
15 | League Championship Series, the Philadelphia Phillies became the |
16 | first team to repeat as National League champions since the |
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1 | 1995–1996 Atlanta Braves; and |
2 | WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Phillies became the first World |
3 | Series champion team to return to the World Series the next year |
4 | since the 2000–2001 New York Yankees; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Phillies also became the first |
6 | major professional sports champion team from Philadelphia to |
7 | return to its league's championship series the next year since |
8 | the 1975–1976 Philadelphia Flyers went to the Stanley Cup |
9 | Finals; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Phillies returned to the series |
11 | hoping to be consecutive, repeat World Series champions for the |
12 | first time in franchise history; and |
13 | WHEREAS, After winning Game 1, by a score of 6-1, and Game 5, |
14 | by a score of 8-6, in the 2009 World Series, the Philadelphia |
15 | Phillies lost the title to the New York Yankees; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Phillies deserve the highest praise |
17 | from the Commonwealth for the team's successes during the 2009 |
18 | season; therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate the Philadelphia |
20 | Phillies on its successes during the 2009 Major League baseball |
21 | season. |
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